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Every culture has its traditional home, whether it is a log cabin, a yurt, or an igloo. The Navajo people have the Hogan, a structure that has historically been not only a place to live but also a…
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Baskets have played and continue to play a significant role in many Native American traditions, including the Hopi, indigenous people located on three high and rocky mesas in North Central Arizona. Hopi are very spiritual people who center their lives…
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“An Indian dance is not a dance in the sense in which we use that term. It is a ceremonial, a symbolic representation, a prayer.”- Erna Fergusson, Dancing Gods (1931) Held annually at the end of August, the Snake Dance…
Continue readingDreamcatchers can be simple and elegant, or have its web interwoven with many intricacies. With whatever form you choose the goal is simple; to let good dreams pass through and stop the bad dreams before they enter our sleeping mind….
Continue readingTalangva is the climax of the Katsina season. July hosts the Niman ceremony, a home-going ritual to close the Katsina season. This is the time for plant growth and expression of appreciation as the peoples’ prayers have been answered. The…
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